Guys I don't know what I'm doing here. This is my first story and I was so afraid to post any content. I'm sorry if it suck or if there are any grammatical errors. I hope you all enjoy the story.

I own none of the characters or Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.

"Lucy! Behind you!" Natsu screamed at the top of his lungs. At the moment he wished that he hadn't been so insistent on taking the mission that they were on. He wished that he could go back in time and grab any of the other missions off of the board but he couldn't.

Two Days Prior

"Hey Luce, I found the perfect job," Natsu called out from across the guild hall to his partner. Lucy glanced up from a book she had been reading only to have the job thrown in her face by an ecstatic Natsu. The job was calling for the pair to take out a small dark guild whose members specialized in magic dealing with a person's senses. The guild was said to be made up of twenty members including the master and a pair that were supposed to be similar to S class mages.

"Natsu don't you think taking out an entire guild is just a little much for just two people? We could wait until Gray, Erza, and Juvia get back from their mission tomorrow and pick a job then." Natsu frowned at this, he didn't want to say it to her but he wanted this mission for the two of them, alone, not even Happy would be coming. He had wanted to spend time with her alone in order to gauge whether she had any feelings for him or not.

"But Luce we can take them down easily and besides this mission's award could pay for your rent for three months." Natsu put on his best puppy dog eyes but underneath there was a mischievousness to it. Natsu knew she had a soft spot for him when he acted so childish, but more than that he knew money did talk when dealing with the blonde. Just a moment later she caved, he would put money on the reward being what changed her mind.

"I'll go pack and meet you at the train station in thirty minutes," Lucy yelled as she ran for her home but not before hearing Natsu gag at the mention of the train.

Lucy's POV

As I walked down the street I could only think of the bad feeling I had about this job in the pit of my stomach. I know Natsu can take care of himself but he always has to protect me and he usually has Gray and Erza there to back him up. Twenty members is a lot for two people to take care of, even if Natsu is one of them, and I just felt like something bad was going to happen.

I made it home and ran to my room to pack for the mission that would take about four days with travel and a week at most. When finished packing I still had five minutes left before I had to leave so I decided to write to my mom about my fears and about something I needed to get off of my chest before this mission I was taking alone, with Natsu.

Dear Mom,

I'm going on a mission alone with Natsu today but before I say anything about Natsu, I feel the need to express some reservations about this mission. I have no basis for these feelings but the moment I grabbed the request from Natsu I felt a pit in my stomach form. I don't know why but I have a feeling something bad is going to happen on this mission and I'm a little frightened by this feeling. We have felt with fear worse than this in the past but I have never felt this way before a mission.

Anyway, I also wanted to get this off my chest… I think I'm in love with Natsu. The more time I spend with him, hear his laugh, see his smile, or him in general I continue to fall in love with him. I know he doesn't feel the same way as I do but a girl can dream.

He is sweet, kind, loyal, and stronger that I will ever be. He adds something to my life that I never knew I needed and that is passion. With him I know I could never feel lonely. I pretty much haven't gone a day without seeing him since I met him in Hargeon and I never want to go a day without seeing him. I'm saying this now because this mission is only going to me and him and if I don't write it down I don't think I would be able to look at him.

I love you mom. Wish me luck on this next mission, I really think we'll need it for once.

~Love Lucy

Glancing up at the clock I realized I was now five minutes late so I decided to leave the unsealed letter on my desk and left my home in a hurry. I ran toward the station only to find Natsu searching for me with a cute look of worry in his eyes. I walked up behind him and he jumped a little bit and then asked why I had been late, I lied to him and told him it was because I had to run to the store for a few things. Once on the train I told Natsu to go ahead and lay on my lap knowing that it comforted him when he did so, and once the train began to move she felt for the pinkette knowing that he was suffering. She began playing with his soft pink hair until they were both asleep.